Synology DiskStation 120j vs Western Digital My Cloud Mirror NAS (2014)

The Synology DiskStation 120j and the Western Digital My Cloud Mirror are decent Home NASs at their respective price points, but don't manage to stand out from their direct competitors in any meaningful way. We suggest that you also look at some alternatives that can be found for around $160 or $510.

If you're still interested in learning a bit more about the Synology DiskStation 120j and the Western Digital My Cloud Mirror, however, read on for a summary of what we could gather about them:

The Synology DiskStation 120j has managed to impress reviewers from two reliable and objective sources that conduct their own testing, namely Android Central and Windows Central. It did great in their roundups - it earned the "Best For $100" title from Android Central, and "Best Budget" from Windows Central, which marks it as a product that's worth considering.

Moving on to the Western Digital My Cloud Mirror: it was unable to reach the very top of any roundups from sources that conduct reliable and unbiased testing. Nonetheless, it still managed to impress reviewers from a number of such sites, like creativebloq.com, itpro.co.uk, PCmag, Tech Advisor, and Techradar, enough for them to include them on those lists.

We also wanted to do a direct Synology DiskStation 120j vs. Western Digital My Cloud Mirror review performance comparison, but we, unfortunately, weren't able to find any Synology DiskStation 120j review scores.

Finally, we compared the Western Digital My Cloud Mirror to other Home NASs on the market and found that it did much better than its competitors - its review average of 8.0 out of 10 points is considerably higher than the 7.4 review average of Home NASs in general.